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Artist: Flaming Lips
Album: At War With The Mystics
Track: Pompeii Am Gotterdammerung (Bass tab)
Tabbed by: Adam D (adam (dot) dullenty (at) google's famous email service (dot) com)
(Tab uploaded to the Flaming Lips Hub wiki, http://flaminglips.wikidot.com)
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Alright guys, I'm a guitar and synth player mostly but do enjoy a good bass
riff every now and again. This is one of my favourite songs of all time and
I've been dying to find a bass tab for ages now. Finally gave up waiting,
borrowed a friend's bass and tried to figure it out myself. It's a tricky
one to figure out, it seems that there's been some delay effect used causing
some of the notes to merge together or there's been some overdubbing going
on in the studio - either way it is tricky in places to tell what is
happening.
Here's my attempt, please bear in mind if it's buggy that I'm not a native
bass player, but feel free to suggest corrections :)
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(intro)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--------------0|h5-------------5|/12-------------|--10h12-0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----7-----------|
A|1---------------|12h13/1--------1|-8--------------|-10---8-----10-7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12-12-/0-0------|/12-12-/0-0-----|/12-------------|12--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(notes from now on are mostly repeatedly plucked til the next note - I've
only noted the first one in each for simplicity, but if you listen to the
song to get the rhythm, it'll make sense)
(VERSE ONE)
Running to the station holding hands
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5---------------|5-----------9-10|12------------10|12--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now the volca------no is flowing red
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|13--------------|1---------------|-8--------10-8-7|8-----------10-7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Something there will change us into sand
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12------------10|12--------------|5---------------|5(let ring)-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(instrumental one)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|12--------------|12---------10-12|---------10-----|---------10-10--|
A|----------------|----------------|12---------12-10|12---------12-12|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------10-----|------12-10-----|----------------|----------------|
A|13---------13-12|13---------13-12|8--------10-8-7-|8----------10-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|0-------/12-----|5---------------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(VERSE TWO)
Now we'll be for---ever holding hands
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|12--------------|----------------|---------10-----|---------10-10--|
A|----------------|5-----------9-10|12---------12-10|12---------12-12|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Lava and tephra will form our bed
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------10------|------12-10-----|----------------|----------------|
A|13--------13-12-|13---------13-12|8--------10-8-7-|8------10p7h10p7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--- not sure about the 7, could be 8
Now the royal flames of Pompeii bless, All our senses All our
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|12-------------0|/5------------12|8---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
senses, All our senses
G|----------------|----------------|
D|---------10-----|----------------|
A|13---------13-10|12-------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|
(instrumental two)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|/5--------------|5----------9-10-|12------------10|h12--------10-12|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1(?)------------|1(?)------------|8---------10-8-7|8------10p7h10p7|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--- not sure about the 1 or 7 here, could all be 8
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|12--------------|/5--------------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(outro with guitar)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|12--------------|12---------10-12|----------------|---------10-10--|
A|----------------|----------------|12--------------|12---------12-12|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------10-----|-------12-10----|----------------|----------------|
A|13---------13-12|h13--------13-12|8---------10-8-7|8----------10-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|12--------------|/5------5-------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
phew!

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